diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-prValidation.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-prValidation.yml
index bab315facf..3295b6a455 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-prValidation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-prValidation.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ jobs:
           sbt -jvm-opts .jvmopts-ci \
           -Dakka.mima.enabled=false \
           -Dakka.ci-server=true \
-          -Dakka.test.tags.exclude=performance,timing,long-running,gh-exclude \
           -Dakka.test.multi-in-test=false \
           -Dakka.test.timefactor=2 \
           -Dakka.cluster.assert=on \
diff --git a/project/ValidatePullRequest.scala b/project/ValidatePullRequest.scala
index 3abc1a2d78..10a9389aec 100644
--- a/project/ValidatePullRequest.scala
+++ b/project/ValidatePullRequest.scala
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ object AkkaValidatePullRequest extends AutoPlugin {
       ValidatePR / testOptions += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.ScalaTest, "-l", "performance"),
       ValidatePR / testOptions += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.ScalaTest, "-l", "long-running"),
       ValidatePR / testOptions += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.ScalaTest, "-l", "timing"),
+      ValidatePR / testOptions += Tests.Argument(TestFrameworks.ScalaTest, "-l", "gh-exclude"),
       // make it fork just like regular test running
       ValidatePR / fork := (Test / fork).value,
       ValidatePR / testGrouping := (Test / testGrouping).value,